195  
FNCA52 TJSJ 180821  
FWFSJU  
 
FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PUERTO RICO  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR  
421 AM AST SUN JAN 18 2026  
   
DISCUSSION  
 
LIKE PREVIOUS DAYS, HIGH DAYTIME RH VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO  
PREVAIL. WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE EAST TO NORTHEAST TODAY AND  
RANGE BETWEEN 12 AND 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH AND  
SEA BREEZE VARIATIONS. THE RISK IS LOW TODAY, BUT WE ENCOURAGE  
PEOPLE TO STAY INFORMED.  
 
PRZ014-190830-  
SOUTHEAST COASTAL PLAINS-  
421 AM AST SUN JAN 18 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 10 20  
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (0) 69 (-2) 88  
RH % (24H TREND) 52 (0) 89 (-1) 48  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 19 G24 E 13 E 17 G23  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 19 G24 E 13 E 17 G23  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5280 5250  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 22 E 18  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 100320 84000  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 5 4 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
PRZ015-190830-  
SOUTHERN HILLS-  
421 AM AST SUN JAN 18 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 10 10 30  
TEMP (24H TREND) 83 (+3) 66 (-3) 84  
RH % (24H TREND) 59 (-8) 94 (+4) 59  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 14 E 13 E 14  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 14 E 13 E 14  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5820 5820  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 22 E 17  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 110580 87300  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 5 3 5  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
PRZ016-190830-  
NORTH COASTAL PLAINS-  
421 AM AST SUN JAN 18 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 20 30  
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (+1) 69 (-2) 87  
RH % (24H TREND) 59 (-7) 97 (+3) 61  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 19 E 17 E 20 G23  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 19 E 17 E 20 G23  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)6070 5270  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 22 E 20  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 115330 89590  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 5 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
PRZ017-190830-  
NORTHERN HILLS-  
421 AM AST SUN JAN 18 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 10 30  
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+2) 67 (-1) 85  
RH % (24H TREND) 57 (-9) 95 (0) 58  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 17 E 14 E 18  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 17 E 14 E 18  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7040 6210  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 17 E 15  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 105600 80730  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 3 5  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
PRZ018-190830-  
WEST COAST-  
421 AM AST SUN JAN 18 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 0 50  
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (0) 68 (-1) 87  
RH % (24H TREND) 58 (-7) 93 (+1) 57  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 16 E 13 E 13  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 16 E 13 E 13  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5040 5160  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 15 E 10  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 65520 46440  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 3 5  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
PRZ019-190830-  
EASTERN INTERIOR-  
421 AM AST SUN JAN 18 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 30 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (+2) 68 (-2) 85  
RH % (24H TREND) 62 (-7) 97 (+4) 64  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 16 E 16 E 14  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 16 E 16 E 14  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5720 5680  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 23 E 18  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 114400 90880  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 5 4 5  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
PRZ022-190830-  
LUQUILLO MOUNTAIN RANGE-  
421 AM AST SUN JAN 18 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 40 50  
TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (+2) 66 (-3) 79  
RH % (24H TREND) 70 (-6) 99 (+4) 71  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 14 E 12 E 13  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 14 E 12 E 13  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5000 4510  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 23 E 20  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 100000 76670  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
PRZ023-190830-  
CENTRAL MOUNTAIN RANGE-  
421 AM AST SUN JAN 18 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS NONE SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 0 50  
TEMP (24H TREND) 83 (+4) 64 (-2) 84  
RH % (24H TREND) 56 (-13) 96 (0) 57  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 11 E 9 E 11  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 11 E 9 E 11  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)7390 7100  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 15 E 12  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 96070 71000  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 5 2 5  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
PRZ024-190830-  
CAYEY MOUNTAIN RANGE-  
421 AM AST SUN JAN 18 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER MCLEAR MCLEAR PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 20 20 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 79 (+2) 67 (-1) 80  
RH % (24H TREND) 70 (-5) 98 (+2) 71  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 13 E 11 E 13  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 13 E 11 E 13  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5210 5060  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 23 E 20  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 104200 86020  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 4 5  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
PRZ025-190830-  
VIEQUES-  
421 AM AST SUN JAN 18 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 40 50  
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (0) 71 (-2) 85  
RH % (24H TREND) 59 (-5) 96 (+6) 60  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 18 G22 E 19 G23 E 17 G21  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 18 G22 E 19 G23 E 17 G21  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4150 4150  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 26 E 22  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 95450 78850  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
PRZ026-190830-  
CULEBRA-  
421 AM AST SUN JAN 18 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 40 40 50  
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+1) 74 (-1) 85  
RH % (24H TREND) 62 (-6) 91 (+3) 62  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 17 G22 E 19 G23 E 17 G21  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 17 G22 E 19 G23 E 17 G21  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3960 4110  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 26 E 22  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 91080 78090  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
PRZ027-190830-  
SOUTHWEST COASTAL PLAINS AND MONA ISLAND-  
421 AM AST SUN JAN 18 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER CLEAR CLEAR MCLEAR  
PRECIP TYPE NONE NONE SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 0 0 20  
TEMP (24H TREND) 86 (0) 69 (-2) 89  
RH % (24H TREND) 52 (0) 88 (-2) 45  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 21 G28 E 19 G24 E 20 G25  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 21 G28 E 19 G24 E 20 G25  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)5250 5210  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 25 E 18  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 115500 83360  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 5 3 5  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
VIZ001-190830-  
SAINT THOMAS AND SAINT JOHN-  
421 AM AST SUN JAN 18 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 30 40  
TEMP (24H TREND) 84 (+1) 73 (-2) 85  
RH % (24H TREND) 65 (-6) 94 (+5) 62  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 18 G23 E 19 G24 E 17 G22  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 18 G23 E 19 G24 E 17 G22  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)3900 3800  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 26 E 23  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 89700 76000  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
VIZ002-190830-  
ST CROIX-  
421 AM AST SUN JAN 18 2026  
 
TODAY TONIGHT MON  
 
CLOUD COVER PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY  
PRECIP TYPE SHOWERS SHOWERS SHOWERS  
CHANCE PRECIP (%) 30 30 50  
TEMP (24H TREND) 85 (+1) 73 (-1) 86  
RH % (24H TREND) 64 (-4) 91 (+4) 62  
WIND 20FT/EARLY(MPH) E 18 G23 E 19 G23 E 17 G22  
WIND 20FT/LATE(MPH) E 18 G23 E 19 G23 E 17 G22  
MIXING HGT(FT-AGL/MSL)4680 4580  
TRANSPORT WND (MPH) E 26 E 23  
VENT RATE (KT-FT) 107640 91600  
DISPERSION 5 5  
DSI 6 6 6  
RH RECOVERY EXCELLENT  
 
REMARKS...NONE.  
 
 
 
 
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